Ministerul Educaiei, Cercetrii i Tineretului Centrul Naional pentru Curriculum i Evaluare n nvmntul Preuniversitar

Examenul de bacalaureat 2008 Proba E/F Proba scris la Limba englez L1 normal L2 Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Se acord 10 puncte din oficiu. Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 3 ore. (30 puncte) Varianta 082

SUBIECTUL I
Read the text below and complete the following tasks.

Taking her inspiration from natures ingenuity, Janine Benyus helped launch a design revolution. (1) 3.8 billion years of evolution have exposed the design flaws of roughly 99% of natures creations all recalled by the Manufacturer(2) For example, natures design has led to the creation of bat-inspired ultrasonic canes for the blind, synthetic sheets that collect water from mist and fog as desert beetles do (3) The underwater glue mimics the natural substance used by mussels. (4) Bio-mimicry learns and emulates how spiders make silk; biotechnology transplants spiders silk-making genes into goats, then sorts silk from milk and hopes the genes dont get loose. Biotechnology is smart kids in an oil depot with matches. Biotechnology is pure hubris; bio mimicry is luminous humility-treating nature as model and mentor; cherished not as a mine to be stripped of its resources but as a teacher. Steering this design revolution is a gentle, funny, lovely lady. By revealing which organism knows how to solve design problems she is starting to help the world. This will change your life. And it may save the world. 1. Four sentences have been removed from the text. Select the appropriate sentence for each gap in the text. There is one extra sentence that does not fit. 4 points A. Equally promising, well soon make solar cells like leaves. B. She draws her design inspiration from natures wisdom, not peoples cleverness. C. Maybe well get as smart as forests. D. The 1% that have survived can teach powerful lessons about how things should be built if they are to last. E. Bio-mimicry is one of the wonders of the human brain. 2. Who/What do the words in bold refer to? 3. Give the antonyms of the following words. A. cleverness B. powerful C. genius D. loose E. survive 4. Answer the following questions. A. Who is the founder of bio-mimicry thought to be? B. What is the main device that biotechnology operates with? C. Which is the main purpose of bio-mimicry? 6 points 10 points

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5. Comment on the following sentence: Bio-technology is smart kids in an oil depot with matches; bio mimicry is wise adults in a rain forest with flashlights. (50 words) 4 points